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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181277 | Basic form for RYALL caps A sleeping cap for lifting the face of a person away from a sleeping surface to prevent facial wrinkles comprises a U-shaped basic form covered with a fabric and having first and second extensions, each of the extensions being flexibly positioned within the fabric a... | 05/22/2012 |
| D657557 | Multiple business card holder having an elastic closure strap | 04/17/2012 |
| 8122642 | Horticultural growth medium A horticultural growing medium is made up of composted bark, a carbon-based fibrous material, a hydrophilic polymer, sea solid, and beneficial bacteria/fungicide. The materials are formed into a solid substrate having structural stability, with both micro and macro ... | 02/28/2012 |
| D626462 | Wheelchair cover with storage area | 11/02/2010 |
| 7810442 | Mooring/vessel snap hook device A snap hook device comprises a detachable pole attached to a snap hook having a side link for securing a rope. The snap hook is generally U-shaped with a sloped spring closure having a first end attached to a first end of the hook and a second end of the spring clos... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7804037 | Push button assembly A push button assembly comprises a button (1) with an actuating structure (5) movably mounted within a housing (2) for operation of a switch (20). The housing (2) provides a frame (18) comprising side wall structures (16 | 09/28/2010 |
| D622871 | Canopy | 08/31/2010 |
| 7775461 | Nozzle devices This invention relates to pump-action nozzle devices methods of making the same. The nozzle devices of the invention comprises a body which defines an internal chamber having an inlet through which fluid may be drawn into said chamber and an outlet through which flu... | 08/17/2010 |
| D604673 | Bike with telescoping shafts | 11/24/2009 |
| D585604 | Welding helmet | 01/27/2009 |
| 7425206 | Intravenous protector wrap with entertainment A wrap for covering and protecting an intravenous site on a hand of a patient having an entertainment component such as a doll or puppet for children. The wrap comprises doll arm holes, a thumb hole and a plurality of fastening strips strategically located on both s... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7425916 | Airborne distributed pulse doppler radar missile warning system A digital missile warning system comprising a distributed pulse doppler radar having a plurality of antennas, each being coupled to a transmit/receive (T/R) module located adjacent to the antenna, and parallel signal processing channels including an A/D converter, F... | 09/16/2008 |
| D573262 | Foot massager | 07/15/2008 |
| 7357335 | Nozzle devices This invention relates to pump-action nozzle devices methods of making the same. The nozzle devices of the invention comprises a body which defines an internal chamber having an inlet through which fluid may be drawn into said chamber and an outlet through which flu... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7285876 | Regenerative gate drive circuit for power MOSFET A regenerative drive circuit for driving the gate of a power MOSFET of a switched mode power converter includes a pair of MOSFETS connected in series with a pair of coupled inductors L1, L2 and L3, L4 which are connected in parallel. A fi... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7281362 | Film side sealing apparatus with closed-loop temperature control of a heater A side sealing apparatus for a shrink packaging machine comprising closed loop temperature control of a heater for maintaining an optimum temperature for cutting and sealing two layers of thermoplastic film. The heater comprises a cable or cartridge heater with an i... | 10/16/2007 |
| D551172 | High-frequency signal distributor | 09/18/2007 |
| 7258240 | Blood bank testing workstations A platform or workstation comprising a plurality of various size holes and slots for holding blood specimens, test tubes, gel-cards and reagent bottles in an organized arrangement to simplify testing of the blood specimens and to eliminate the likelihood of human er... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7250902 | Method of generating accurate estimates of azimuth and elevation angles of a target for a phased—phased array rotating radar A method and apparatus for generating accurate estimates of a radar target's azimuth and elevation angles for a phased-phased array rotating radar. Scan modulated coherently integrated (SMCI) monopulse curves are generated from a measured one-way transmit antenna pa... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7199753 | Calibration method for receive only phased array radar antenna A method of calibrating a receive only, phased array antenna in its operating environment. Two transmit signals of different but unknown polarizations are used to calibrate the receive only antenna array, and the receive element locations and polarizations are accur... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7191904 | 8GC platform A platform comprising a plurality of holes and slots for holding blood specimens, test tubes and gel-cards in an organized arrangement to simplify testing of the blood specimens and to eliminate the likelihood of human error. The platform comprises a top plate, a mi... | 03/20/2007 |
| D536718 | Cordless soldering apparatus | 02/13/2007 |
| 7149366 | High-definition hyperspectral imaging system A compact high-definition hyperspectral imaging system (HDHIS) for light aircraft remote sensing to perform concurrent pushbroom hyperspectral imaging and high-resolution photographic imaging. The HDHIS comprises a sensor head having a hyperspectral scanner and a CC... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7140245 | Wind vane for golfers A wind vane that easily snaps on to golf equipment such as the pole of a golf bag for visually indicating wind direction to a golfer comprises two side elements attached to each other at a junction along the side elements' edges forming approximately a 50 degree ang... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7139334 | Cooperative code-enhanced multi-user communications system A cooperative code-enhanced multiuser communications system having a receiver for resolving user ambiguity in a received composite signal by using convolutional encoder state machine properties to analyze strings of bit sums and separate out individual user data. Th... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7135110 | Denitrification system for nitrified wastewater or nitrified water A denitrification system for denitrified wastewater or nitrified water treatment using a detergent or detergent-like compound comprising available carbon. The system comprises a plurality of interconnected tanks including a mixing tank which feeds detention tanks wh... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7128497 | Horizontally draining artificial turf system A horizontally draining artificial turf system comprises an impervious base at proper slope, an impermeable layer or drainage blanket over the base at a corresponding slope for guiding water horizontally, an artificial turf at top of the impermeable layer, and a per... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7108645 | Straddle stretching apparatus A straddle stretching apparatus comprises a seat on top of a support frame and leg support wings which extend from opposite sides of the seat and move outward and upward away from the support frame as a handle at the top of the base is rotated. The handle attaches t... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7079334 | Infrared sight glass for aftermarket fitment An infrared sight glass for aftermarket fitment around an opening of an enclosure which enables thermal inspection of electrical equipment within the enclosure. The mounting of the sight glass is performed externally which avoids having to access the interior of the... | 07/18/2006 |
